BEIJING May 14 China's foreign minister told
his Indonesian counterpart that China had urged Vietnam to "calm
down" and respect China's sovereignty amid protests in Vietnam
over Chinese oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China
Sea.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comments to Indonesia's
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in a telephone call, the
ministry said in a statement posted to its website on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 The U.S. Senate was preparing
to pass a government spending bill on Friday evening after
Democrats from coal states announced they would not risk a
government shutdown by continuing to delay the vote.

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